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PolitiFactCrime & justice

The Uvalde, Texas, school shooter was a “transsexual leftist illegal alien named Salvatore Ramos.”

Publisher’s rating: False

Related reporting says false reports on 4chan initially claimed that the male perpetrator of the 2022 Uvalde school shooting was transgender. It also reports that Republican Rep. Paul Gosar described the shooter as a “transsexual leftist illegal alien.” This addresses the claim’s characterization of the shooter, but the excerpt does not establish the name “Salvatore Ramos” or separately examine the “leftist” or “illegal alien” assertions. The article says a photograph circulated as showing the shooter with a transgender flag was actually of an unrelated woman who lived in another state. It adds that the allegations were dropped once it became apparent that the shooter was not transgender. The excerpt does not describe the underlying verification methods or provide evidence about the shooter’s identity or immigration status, so it supports only a limited explanation of the claim.